Bakery in Denmark – where to open

Active in Denmark

1,952

3.2 per 10,000 residents

3-year change

+6.2%

12 months: +4.0%

Opened / closed (12 mo.)

277 / 202

Median gross profit

DKK 2.0m

59% profitable

Deeper numbers

Survival, trouble signs, competition and people for bakery in Hele Danmark.

Survival

Still open after 1 year81%

Still open after 3 years53%

Still open after 5 years34%

Businesses that closed in the last 10 years were open for 5.6 years on average.

Share of businesses started in the 10 years before each mark that were still open after 1, 3 and 5 years.

Trouble signs

Closed within 2 years of opening (last 12 months)63 · 31% of all closures

Companies with negative equity31%

Losses two years in a row19%

Equity and losses from annual reports 2025.

Financial health

Made a loss38%

Median equity ratio24%

Gross profit per employeeDKK 431k

Staff costs per employeeDKK 399k

Medians of companies that filed annual reports for 2025 - 465 companies.

Competition

Run by chains (3+ places)33%

Share of the 3 largest operators10% · 1,304 owners

	119 places
	40 places
	36 places
	17 places
	15 places

New and established

Openings per 10,000 residents (12 months)0.46

Average age of active businesses9.6 yrs

Younger than 2 years24%

Older than 10 years32%

Distance to the nearest one

Residents more than 5 km from one613,368 · 10%

More than 10 km74,240

Farthest parish (5,000+ residents)11.9 km · Tersløse-Skellebjerg-Niløse Sogn (Sorø)

Measured from each parish centre.

When businesses open and close

OpenedClosed

Per calendar month, 2021–2025.

Jobs

Average number of employees reported in the annual reports of companies that file accounts, sole proprietorships are not included.

Farthest from the nearest bakery

Postcodes with at least 10,000 residents, measured from the postcode centre (the average of its addresses) – possible gaps in the local offer.

Postcode	Residents	Distance
4900 Nakskov	14,505	10.7 km
6430 Nordborg	11,321	6.2 km
9560 Hadsund	10,316	5.0 km
8960 Randers SØ	15,854	3.3 km
6630 Rødding	10,004	3.2 km
7700 Thisted	25,228	3.0 km
7900 Nykøbing M	13,028	2.8 km
6950 Ringkøbing	13,985	2.6 km
8930 Randers NØ	18,811	2.6 km
3550 Slangerup	10,113	2.5 km

Active in Denmark over time

Openings and closures per year

OpenedClosed

Best opportunities

Municipalities with room in the market.

Greve Kommune	75
Ballerup Kommune	74
Glostrup Kommune	71
Silkeborg Kommune	68
Ishøj Kommune	67
Nyborg Kommune	65
Vejen Kommune	64
Aalborg Kommune	63
Skanderborg Kommune	63
Allerød Kommune	63

Growing fastest

3-year change in active businesses.

Ringsted Kommune	13	+117%
Greve Kommune	16	+100%
Frederikssund Kommune	16	+60%
Vejen Kommune	8	+60%
Herning Kommune	36	+44%
Herlev Kommune	14	+40%
Fredensborg Kommune	7	+40%
Ballerup Kommune	11	+38%
Hvidovre Kommune	16	+33%
Næstved Kommune	26	+30%

Declining

Municipalities where this type is shrinking.

Syddjurs Kommune	7	-42%
Stevns Kommune	5	-38%
Furesø Kommune	7	-36%
Norddjurs Kommune	10	-29%
Haderslev Kommune	10	-29%
Langeland Kommune	7	-22%
Hørsholm Kommune	11	-21%
Vallensbæk Kommune	8	-20%
Dragør Kommune	4	-20%
Køge Kommune	21	-19%

All trends for this type →

Most per resident

Densest municipalities (15,000+ residents).

Bornholm Kommune	6.7
Københavns Kommune	5.5
Jammerbugt Kommune	5.3
Gentofte Kommune	5.2
Lyngby-Taarbæk Kommune	4.8
Frederiksberg Kommune	4.7
Tønder Kommune	4.7
Morsø Kommune	4.7
Helsingør Kommune	4.5
Herlev Kommune	4.4

Financials of companies filing accounts

Median gross profitMedian result

Based on annual reports from Erhvervsstyrelsen. Sole proprietorships don't publish accounts.

By year

Year	Filers	Median gross profit	Middle 50%	Profitable
2025	465	DKK 2.0m	DKK 164k – DKK 5.3m	59%
2024	451	DKK 2.0m	DKK 266k – DKK 5.4m	63%
2023	437	DKK 1.9m	DKK 366k – DKK 4.6m	59%
2022	429	DKK 1.7m	DKK 235k – DKK 4.4m	52%
2021	439	DKK 1.6m	DKK 243k – DKK 4.1m	54%
2020	407	DKK 1.7m	DKK 335k – DKK 4.1m	57%
2019	411	DKK 1.8m	DKK 338k – DKK 3.9m	58%
2018	372	DKK 1.9m	DKK 367k – DKK 3.9m	52%
2017	212	DKK 2.2m	DKK 358k – DKK 4.3m	53%

By region

Region	Active	Per 10k	3-yr change
Region Hovedstaden	823	4.2	+9%
Region Midtjylland	361	2.6	+6%
Region Nordjylland	160	2.7	+5%
Region Sjælland	238	2.8	+4%
Region Syddanmark	355	2.9	+0%

What's included

Businesses whose main Danish branche code (DB07/DB25) starts with:

`1071…`	Industriel fremstilling af brød: kager mv.
`4724…`	Detailhandel med brød, konditori- og sukkervarer

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